ennui

Meaning

Noun

A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.

Verb

To make bored or listless; to weary.

Synonyms

boredom

tedium

weariness

tediousness

monotony

tiresomeness

lassitude

melancholy

percussion

problem

tiresome

trouble

wearisome

wearisomeness

boredness

feeling of exhaustion

deadliness

disgust

irksomeness

languishing

languor

Translations

ennui

noia

Langeweile

uggia

tedio

verveling

Ennui

ανία

tédio

avorriment

fastio

tedi

aborrecimento

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɒnˈwiː/

Etymology

Cognate with French: ennuyer

In summary

Unadapted borrowing from French ennui, from Old French enui (“annoyance”), from enuier (modern French ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiō, from Latin in odiō (“hated”). Doublet of annoy.